10 Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

1. OBAMA ISSUES WARNING TO KARZAI

The president threatens to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan if Kabul doesn't sign a security pact giving the military a legal basis for staying in the country.

FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2012 file photo, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno speaks at the Pentagon. Only a small fraction of Army women say they¿d like to move into one of the newly opening combat jobs, but those few who do, say they want a job that takes them right into the heart of battle, according to preliminary results from a survey of the service¿s nearly 170,000 women. The issue is going to be the propensity of women who want to do some of these things,¿ Odierno said in an interview with The AP. ¿I don¿t think it¿s going to be as great as people think.¿ (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

2. FEARED RIOT POLICE UNIT DISBANDED IN UKRAINE

The Berkut, whose name means "golden eagle," are blamed for violent attacks on protesters during the country's recent political turmoil.

3. FEW WOMEN WANT ARMY COMBAT JOBS

A Pentagon survey shows that soldiers of both genders are nervous about females entering battle.

U.S. researchers find that obesity among children ages 2 to 5 has decreased — to 8 percent, from 14 percent a decade ago, a 43 percent drop.

6. WHO'S BEING DOGGED BY MISSTEPS

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio may have worsened his series of blunders by stonewalling the media at every turn.

7. AN EVEN SMARTER PHONE

The AP's Anick Jesdanum reports that Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S5 will have a fingerprint sensor for security — and for shopping, thanks to a partnership with PayPal.

8. WHAT'S RAISING AVALANCHE FEARS

New snow in the West threatens to increase this winter's death toll. Already, 17 people have died in avalanches in the U.S., 11 of them since early February.

9. KERRY KENNEDY SET TO TESTIFY

The daughter of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy is on trial for alleged drugged-driving after swerving her Lexus into a tractor-trailer.

10. CALIFORNIA COUPLE FIND 'POT OF GOLD'

The husband and wife discover $10 million in rare, mint-condition gold coins dating from 1847 to 1894 buried in the shadow of an old tree in their backyard.

FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2014 file photo, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio delivers his State of the City address at LaGuardia Community College in the Queens borough of New York. De Blasio¿s agenda to fight the city¿s income inequality has taken a backseat in recent weeks to a series of political stumbles that have become tabloid fodder. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)